Chapter 7 Flashcards
From a psychological perspective, the term cognition means ________.
thinking
________ are categories or groupings of linguistic information, images, ideas, or memories, such as life experiences.
concepts
A(an) ________ is a mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of related concepts.
schema
_______ encompasses the processes associated with perception, knowledge, problem solving, judgment, language, and memory.
Cognition
A(an) ________ schema is also known as a cognitive script.
event
Which term refers to the vocabulary of a language?
Lexicon
A ________ is the smallest unit of language that conveys some type of meaning.
morpheme
Which term refers to the process by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words?
semantics
Which concept is a type of mental set where you cannot perceive an object being used for something other than what it was designed for?
Functional fixedness
What is confirmation bias?
Tendency to focus information that confirms your existing beliefs
______ intelligence is marked by inventing or imagining a solution to a problem or situation.
creative
The analytical intelligence component of the triarchic theory of intelligence is demonstrated by the ability to ________.
analyze, evaluate,
judge, compare, and contrast
Who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence?
Robert Sternberg
Scientists who study cognition are searching for ways to understand how we ______, organize, and utilize our conscious cognitive experiences without being aware of all of the unconscious work that our brains are doing.
integrate
Sensations and information are received by our brains, filtered through emotions and memories, and processed to become ________.
thoughts
Natural concepts are mental groupings created naturally through our ________.
experiences